Richard Meston was at Bicton Park Botanical Gardens near Sidmouth, Devon in England, when he came across a mother swan and her babies. 

A man went to extreme lengths after his dying wife asked to see her dog one last time. He recently shared his story on popular site Reddit about how he was able to do it…

“My wife was in the hospital after a very invasive surgery, which after a few days, looked like it did not produce ideal results. The prognosis was not good. She was able to speak, but was not eating or drinking, and relied completely on her IV and hard pain pills. In one rare instance of cogent speech, she convinced me to sneak our dog into her private room, so she could see her ‘one more time.’

“Our dog is about a 50 pound Australian Shepherd, and as it turns out, she fits nicely in a normal suitcase. I packed her in, with the lid unzipped, and placed her in the car until we arrived at the hospital. When we arrived, I ‘explained’ to her that I would open the zipper in a few minutes and that she could see her Mommy.

“Unbelievably, she never whimpered, barked, or whined. When I walked past the station nurses, I told them I was simply bringing items to make my wife more comfortable. No problem, they said.

“When we entered the room, my wife was asleep. I unzipped the suitcase, and the dog immediately jumped on the bed, and gingerly laid across her chest, somehow avoiding the wires and IV. She positioned herself to where she could look directly into my wife’s eyes, and laid completely still, until about twenty minutes later, when my wife woke up, and started moaning in pain.

“The dog immediately started licking her, and quietly moaned, as if knowing that barking would definitely blow our cover. My wife hugged her for almost an hour, smiling the whole time. We were busted by one nurse who was so touched that she promised not to tell. When my wife finally went back to sleep, I loaded the dog back in the suitcase, and she somewhat sheepishly obliged.

“My wife sadly passed a few days later, and as if that is not sad enough, now, whenever I grab the suitcase, the dog thinks we are doing to see her again.”

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Sloths live in tropical rain forests. They can be found living in Central and South America. They have long arms and resemble monkeys – but unlike monkeys’ sloths are very (very) slow moving! Three-toed sloths are the world’s slowest animal. Sloths are more closely related to anteaters and armadillos.

According to National Geographic, scientists think that sloths are slow moving to avoid being noticed by predators. They often will have algae growing on them too – which helps hid them.


The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica educates the public about the importance of the sloth to the environment. Baby sloths that get left behind for whatever reason are cared for at the sanctuary.


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When Justina Strumilaite met Brownie, it was pretty much love at first sight. The fuzzy little kitten had only two toes on his right paw and had difficulty eating.

They were certain that little Brownie, the runt of the litter, would not survive beyond a few weeks. Justina believed in him though encouraged him to climb over his siblings and nurse properly.

Eventually, Brownie began to eat properly and gained weight. Take a scroll through his incredible transformation below!

He kind of looks like an angry Ewok…
He’s getting fluffier!
As a kitten, Justina says he was a “hyper little ball of fur.” Now he is a majestic beast!!Just LOOK at all that fur!!
Brownie went from sickly runt to giant floof! He’s even bigger than some dogs!!
He knows he’s fabulous! Lookin’ good, Brownie!!
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